GOP leader Lisa Demuth will serve as speaker for the next two years and Republicans will chair committees at least until a March special election.

The nearly monthlong impasse that halted business in the Minnesota House ended late Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to get back to work. House GOP Leader Lisa Demuth, of Cold Spring,

Minnesota Republicans want to boot out every House Democrat who's boycotted the session — now in its fourth week. The state party launched an effort to have recall elections for all 66 Democrats in the chamber.